Reward offered for information on hawk shootings in Niagara County

by jmaloni

Sat, Aug 11th 2012 07:00 am

The
Humane Society of the United States and The Humane Society Wildlife
Land Trust are offering two separate rewards of up to $2,500 for
information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of
the person or persons responsible for two illegal hawk shooting cases
in Niagara County.

According
to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on July 13 a red-tailed hawk
was discovered along Green Road in Cambria, The hawk had been shot
and later died while in the care of a rehabilitator. On July 18, a
Coopers hawk was discovered shot on Ruie Street in North Tonawanda.
The hawk had to be euthanized as a result of the injury.

"We
implore anyone with information about these senseless killings to do
the right thing and come forward," said Brian Shapiro, New York
state director for The HSUS. "The Humane Society of the United
States thanks the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for working
tirelessly to bring these wildlife violators to justice."

Shooting
a hawk is a violation of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as
well as New York state law.

Anyone
with information about this case is asked to contact U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Special Agent Lee Schneckenberger at 716-691-3635, ext. 202.